Manchester United willing to pay transfer fee for Lionel Messi and more rumours
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxManchester United have opened talks with Lionel Messi's representatives over a switch to Old Trafford - according to reports in Spain.The Argentine superstar dropped a bombshell on Tuesday by submitting a transfer request to Barcelona and wants to exercise a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave the club for free.Barcelona believe that clause expired in June but Messi believes it was automatically moved after the 2019/20 campaign was extended into August as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Spanish outlet Sport claim Messi's situation has alerted Manchester United who have opened talks with the player's representatives over bringing the 33-year-old to Manchester.The report states United are one of the.
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